NBA Live 97 (PS1) (Bulls vs Kings) (January 30th 1997)
The Chicago Bulls leave Vancouver and head south from British Columbia to the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California for their first game in this season against the Sacramento Kings, who just came back from a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. This game will be an ultimate showdown between Michael Jordan and Mitch Richmond, as they are the best Shooting Guards the Bulls and Kings got. But the question is, who will come out on top during this game? Fun fact: Mitch Richmond was the Player of the Week in the week this game happened, as his record with the Kings over the last four games, against the Pistons, 76ers, Bullets and Timberwolves before heading back to Sacramento from Minneapolis was 34.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 50.0 in field goal percentage, and made 16 of 28 of his 3 point shots total during those four games. Fun fact #2: Dennis Rodman was suspended from this game in real life, so Toni Kukoc took over as the starting Power Forward. Fun fact #3: Olden Polynice's nephew Eniel Polynice went undrafted in the 2011 NBA Draft. Fun Fact #4: Billy Owens was traded from the Kings (after being drafted by them) to the Warriors for Mitch Richmond in 1991, breaking up Run TMC (Tim Hardaway Sr., Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin). Fun fact #5: Corliss Williamson has won (will win in my NBA game series playthroughs) an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in the 2003-2004 season (and NBA Live 2004). (Final scores on Jan 30th 1997 in real life) Bulls won Bulls - 111 Kings - 93 Chicago Bulls 1996-1997 Roster Lineup #34 Bill Wennington (2005 Canadian Basketball Hall of Famer, radio color commentator for the Chicago Bulls) #91 Dennis Rodman (Father of pro soccer player Trinity Rodman of the Washington Spirit) ( • DENNIS RODMAN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #33 Scottie Pippen Sr. (Father of Scotty Pippen Jr. of the 2022-2023 L.A. Lakers) ( • SCOTTIE PIPPEN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #23 Michael J. Jordan (NBA Legend and owner of the 2019-2023 Charlotte Hornets) (He is not officially in the game, I created the player) ( • MICHAEL JORDAN | 75 Stories 💎 ) #9 Ron Harper Sr. (Father of Ron Harper Jr. of the 2022-2023 Toronto Raptors and Raptors 905) Bench #7 Toni Kukoc (The 2017 FIBA Hall of Famer and 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer) #25 Steve Kerr (Head coach of the 2014-2023 Golden State Warriors) #0 Randy Brown (Former assistant coach of the 2015-2018 Chicago Bulls, and in real life he changed his Bulls jersey to #1) #8 Brian Carson Williams (Bison Dele) (R.I.P. July 7th 2002) (Signed free agent from the Clippers, and in real life his Bulls jersey number was #18) #30 Jud Buechler #8 Dickie Simpkins (Former scout for the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards) #35 Jason Caffey (Former head coach of the ABA's Mobile Bay Hurricanes) #00 Robert Parish (Signed free agent from the Hornets) ( • ROBERT PARISH | 75 Stories 💎 ) #13 Luc Longley (2009 Sport Australia Hall of Famer, former assistant coach of the 2013-2019 Australian men's national basketball team) #6 Matt Steigenga (He was a 2nd round pick in the 1992 NBA draft (52nd overall), and he is not officially in the game, I created him like Jordan and several others in this game) Bulls head coach: Phil Jackson (Played for the 1967-1978 New York Knicks) Sacramento Kings 1996-1997 Roster Lineup #0 Olden "O.P." Polynice #33 Brian Grant #30 Billy Owens (Signed free agent from the Heat) #2 Mitch Richmond (The cover athlete of this NBA Live game) #5 Tyus Edney (Current assistant coach of the San Diego Toreros men's basketball team) Bench #3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (Traded from the Nuggets for Sarunas Marciulionis) #34 Michael John "The Animal" Smith #40 Kevin Gamble (Traded from the Heat, former assistant coach of the 2012-2018 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team) #7 Bobby Hurley (Current coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team) #31 Duane Causwell #22 Lionel "L-Train" Simmons #4 Corliss "Big Nasty" Williamson (Former assistant coach of the 2013-2016 Sacramento Kings, 2016-2018 Orlando Magic and 2018-2019 Phoenix Suns) #45 Devin Gray (R.I.P. August 17th 2013) (He is not officially in the game, I created the player) #32 Kevin Salvadori (He isn't officially in the game, I created this player) Kings head coach: Garry St. Jean (From November 1st to March 19th), Eddie Jordan (From March 21st to the end of the season)
